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Thursday October 31, 2013Chloe Mann Named Senior CLASS Award Finalist

Senior
middle blocker Chloe Mann (Gainesville, Fla.) was one of ten NCAA® women’s
volleyball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court to be selected
as finalists for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate
volleyball.

To
be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA
Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence –
community, classroom, character and competition.

An
acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®,
the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages
students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as
leaders in their communities.

“One
would have a difficult time finding a student athlete who has excelled both on
the court and in the classroom the way Chloe has at Florida,” Florida head
coach Mary Wise said. “Although she didn’t enter our program with the
accolades the way many AVCA All-Americans do, she did enter UF as a second semester
sophomore when she brought with her 45 credit hours of AP work. It was that
same work ethic that propelled her from a position off the bench to a starter
who set the NCAA record in hitting percentage her junior year. Chloe is one of
the greatest success stories in Florida Volleyball history. She represents all
that is good in college athletics.”

Mann
currently leads the nation in hitting percentage, registering a .506 offensive
clip heading into November and recording a team-high 236 kills in 2013. The
Gainesville native is hitting .470 for her
career and is the Florida career record holder in the category. The reigning
SEC Player of the Year and consensus First Team All-American is the NCAA
active leader in hitting percentage and sits just above the NCAA record holder
in career hitting percentage, Penn State's Arielle Wilson (.468). Mann needs
116 more attempts to be eligible for the NCAA record (approx. 14.5 attacks/reg.
season match).

Mann is impressive off the court as well, maintaining at least a
3.3 GPA throughout her Gator career & beginning her first year at Florida
as a second semester sophomore due to AP credits. Chloe has already received
her bachelor’s and will finish her master’s in 2014. She is a four-time SEC
Academic Honor Roll recipient and was a CoSIDA Academic All-District®
honoree in 2012.

The
finalists were chosen by a media committee from the list of 30 candidates
announced in August. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select
the winner. Fans are encouraged to vote on the Senior CLASS Award website through December 9.
Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches’ votes to
determine the winner. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during
the 2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship in December. For more
information on all the finalists, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.